p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 10898 of 2025 1. Bikash Rana 2. Ranjan Sahu …. Petitioners Mr. S.K. Sahu, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. N. Das, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 23.09.2025 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.202 of 2025 pending on the file of learned N.G.N.-cum-J.M.F.C., Attabira arising out of Attabira P.S. Case No.209 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 109/115(2)/190/191(2)/191(3)/296/351(3)/74 of BNS. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioners that the co-accused have been released on bail in terms of the order dated 03.07.2025 in ABLAPL No.7350 of 2025. Hence, the Petitioners may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. p. 2 5. Taking into account the nature of allegation and the injured has been suffered simple injury and the release of the co-accused, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioners shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper subject to verification of criminal antecedent of similar nature. 6. If it comes to the fore that the Petitioners have any such criminal antecedent, this order shall not be given effect to. 7. It is needless to state that the Petitioners shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 9. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Santoshi